FRANCE / SANGATTE 16, MARCH 2001--The French Red Cross refurgee centre close to Calais, for refugees trying to cross the channel to Great Britain. The little afghan girl Angela was the only one who deard to face the camera. The teacher family had paid 15000 $ to reach the Sangatte refugee centre 2 month ago after six month of traveling..The growing amount of refugees in the central park of Calais led to the founding of the refugee centre in Septembre 1999. Since then more than 26 000 refugees from 104 countries have passed through the former Channel Tunel construction warehouse. --PHOTO: JUHA ROININEN / EUP-IMAGES

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